This post is dedicated to Sarah Acton (midget lover) as well as all my dear Nacho Libre loving friends. I am still trying to figure out how he did that flying leg choke.

I wanted to wish everybody a safe and happy thanksgiving, and ask that you keep brothers Mark Hatfield, Ken Parrish, and I in your prayers as we travel to encourage some brethren in Managua, Nicaragua. Please also pray that we don't get Montezuma's revenge as I did last time I went about 13 years ago when I got a nasty stomach bug, and an older man looked at me and said "you have Mondongo". "Mondongo?" I said. I think just the sound of that made me sicker!
I have also been wanting to post pictures of Abby in all her gear on her new 50cc honda motorbike. This little bike is the greatest! I got it at a garage sale for $250, and it runs like a charm. I still ride with her but one day she will ride, albeit slowly under our supervision, by herself.

A friend of mine sent me this, and it reminded me of our little Abby. I especially like the part that talks about Solomon having 300 wives and 500 porcupines. Love to you all

"In the beginning, which occurred near the start, there was nothing but God, darkness, and some gas. The Bible says, 'The Lord thy God is one, but I think He must be a lot older than that. Anyway, God said, 'Give me a light!' and someone did. Then God made the world.

He split the Adam and made Eve. Adam and Eve were naked, but they weren't embarrassed because mirrors hadn't been invented yet. Adam and Eve disobeyed God by eating one bad apple, so they were driven from the Garden of Eden. Not sure what they were driven in though, because they didn't have cars.Adam and Eve had a son, Cain, who hated his brother as long as he Was Abel. Pretty soon all of the early people died off, except for Methuselah, who lived to be like a million or something. One of the next important people was Noah, who was a good guy, but one of his kids was kind of a Ham. Noah built a large boat and put his family and some animals on it. He asked some other people to join him, but they said they would have to take a rain check.After Noah came Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Jacob was more famous than His brother, Esau, because Esau sold Jacob his birthmark in exchange for some pot roast. Jacob had a son named Joseph who wore a really loud sports coat. Another important Bible guy is Moses, whose real name was Charlton Heston. Moses led the Israel Lights out of Egypt and away from the evil Pharaoh after God sent ten plagues on Pharaoh's people. These plagues included frogs, mice, lice, bowels, and no cable. God fed the Israel Lights every day with manicotti. Then he gave them His Top ten
Commandments. These include don't lie, cheat, smoke, dance, or covet your neighbor's stuff. Oh, yeah, I just thought of one more: Humor thy father and thy mother.

One of Moses s' best helpers was Joshua who was the first Bible guy to use spies. Joshua fought the battle of Geritol and the fence fell over on the town. After Joshua came David. He got to be king by killing a giant with a slingshot. He had a son named Solomon who had about 300 wives and 500 porcupines. My teacher says he was wise, but that doesn't sound very wise to me.

After Solomon there were a bunch of major league prophets. One of these was Jonah, who was swallowed by a big whale and then barfed upon the shore. There were also some minor league prophets, but I guess we don't have to worry about them. After the Old Testament came the New Testament. Jesus is the star of The New Testament. He was born in Bethlehem in a barn. (I wish I had been born in a barn, too, because my mom is always saying to me, 'Close the door! Were you born in a barn?' It would be nice to say, 'As a matter of fact, I was.') During His life, Jesus had many arguments with sinners like the Pharisees and the Republicans. Jesus also had twelve opossums. The worst one was Judas Asparagus. Judas was so evil that they named a terrible vegetable after him. Jesus was a great man. He healed many leopards and even preached to some Germans on the Mount. But the Republicans and all those guys put Jesus on trial before Pontius the Pilot. Pilot didn't stick up for Jesus. He just washed his hands instead.

Anyway's, Jesus died for our sins, then came back to life again. He went up to Heaven but will be back at the end of the Aluminum. His return is foretold in the book of Revolution."

FROM CANADA:

This letter is from a good friend of America! Feel free to forward!

I have just listened to the various soundbites where Obama & Hillary both promise to revisit and/or renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Today Canada is the USA's largest, most secure and friendliest supplier of Oil, followed (apparently) by Mexico - Under the free-trade agreement, Canada is committed to keeping up its energy supplies to the United States even in times of shortages at home. In effect, NAFTA says cuts to U.S. buyers can be no deeper than they would be to Canadians. The same applies to other domestic resources under NAFTA such as Natural Gas..

Gasoline - Canadians are traditionally accustomed to paying much higher prices for Canadian gasoline, currently about $4.80 per US gallon. Americans pay much less at the pump for Canadian Oil than Canadians themselves pay for it at home. EVERY Canadian driver knows this!

Natural Gas - Due to NAFTA Canadians now pay competitive world prices for Natural Gas, instead of historic lower domestic prices. The US has precisely the same access to Canadian NG as do Canadians.

Lumber - Canada has a burr under it's saddle with respect to NAFTA over lumber sales. With the objective of manipulating the supply of timber and financed with seed money from the super rich, high priced Washington lawyers have filed over 27 complaints against more efficient Canadian Lumber Companies. All but one of these complaints against Canada, has failed completely under arbitration, with one limited success. Results from this form of legal terrorism include the following:-

- For a decade Americans have been paying 25 to 30% too much for lumber construction supplies = higher housing costs for all Americans.
- Less efficient Canadian suppliers are long out of business - producing anti US bitterness in the industry and amongst workers and damaged communities.
- Surviving Canadian suppliers are now typically 25 to 30% more competitive than their US competition.
- American credibility is seriously damaged. Despite a well meaning initial agreement - the United States corporately is viewed by most Canadians "as not keeping its word on NAFTA".
- The super rich get richer - they have manipulated the supply (and thus price) of lumber - a small investment of $40 Million in legal fees has reaped Billions in profits - all paid for by ordinary Americans.

Finally American hating liberals (yes we have them too! :) ) are well aware the United States cannot defend itself without Oil. Renegotiating NAFTA will put energy supply front and centre and thus play into the hands of your enemies. For all the integrity and wisdom of our principled Prime Minister, (the best ally the US could have had from Canada in 35 years), he leads a minority Government that could fall in a heart beat. Attempts to renegotiate will put secure energy supply front and centre. The liberals and America haters WILL try to limit your defence capabilities by interrupting oil supply - and quite legally!

It would be quite arrogant (and also incompetent) for either candidate to assume they can arbitrarily revisit or renegotiate NAFTA without addressing issues raised by the other Nations. Canada"s Prime Minister has made it clear that in the event of a "revisit" energy supplies will be an issue.

Conclusion:-
- Hillary and Obama are appallingly incompetent, are very ill advised, OR, perhaps they have no intention of following through and are simply lying!

David Greenhalgh

I Thessalonians 5:18 "In everything give thanks, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus"

Dear friends forgive me for not posting anything new of late. This does not mean that I have been without inspiration! A few nights ago, I was putting Abby to bed and we were talking about the New Testament. So far, Lisa has taken the girls through the Rainbow Series and the Old Testament so the girls have not spent as much time in the New yet. So I was talking about how much Paul wanted to be like Jesus and we should too, and Abby said, "do you mean Ron Paul?" :)
So, now that you know who I wanted to be our next president :) I encourage any and all debate regarding topics such as the Fed, taxes, supply side economics, foreign occupation, healthcare, immigration etc. In the meantime lets remember that the greatest concern this country has is called SIN. Most if not all of our sin is rooted in self, and concern for self. Dear friends, remember that the liberal Media WANTS you to be concerned, worried, and afraid about the current state of our economy and mood of our country. I think Herman Cain, a conservative talk show host put it well when he said, "In spite of what the liberal media wants everyone to believe, it is YOU who decides whether we are in a recession or prospering. Don't let yourself be a victim, decide that you are NOT participating in the recession and you wont!" Now, wasnt that refreshing to hear? Now, after deciding you will NOT participate in the current recession give God thanks for EVERYTHING in your life, through Christ Jesus (I thess 5:18). Thankfulness with a determined spirit will have a great impact on others. Maranatha